Hayden Hill | |
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Coordinates: 40°59′44″N 120°53′14″W / 40.99556°N 120.88722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Lassen County |
Elevation | 5,715 ft (1,742 m) |
Hayden Hill (also, Providence City, Mount Hope, Hayden, Hayden City and Haydenhill) [2] is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. [1] It is located 11.5 miles (19 km) north of Lava Peak, [2] at an elevation of 5715 feet (1742 m). [1]
The Hayden post office operated from 1871 to 1875. [2] The Hayden Hill post office operated from 1878 to 1887, re-opened in 1888, changed its name to Haydenhill in 1895, and closed in 1912, re-opened in 1915 and closed for good in 1919. [2] The name Providence City came from the nearby Provindence Mine. [2] Hayden is the name of geologist Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden. [3]